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Blake
I drop to the ground and take her calf in my hands and slowly slide my fingers down to her ankle. There’s a strap buckled around it, but it doesn’t look swollen. I put a little pressure just under the bone. She doesn’t even flinch at my touch. I look up at her to gauge her pain, but I swear my heart stops beating.
She’s fucking gorgeous. She’s panting a little and her lips are swollen from being held so tight, but I can tell that’s how they would look if I were to give her a brutal kiss while fucking her. She’d be panting and writhing beneath me while I gave her just the right mix of pain and pleasure. My dick hardens instantly and I force back a groan.
I have to clear my throat to ask, “Does that hurt?” Those chocolate eyes find mine and she nods her head gently, her locks swaying across her shoulders. She’s playing me. Her ankle doesn’t fucking hurt. That’s alright though, I’m playing her too. Tit for tat I guess.
I harden my voice a bit and search out Maddox, who’s still behind my little hellcat. “Maddox, can you get me a chair real quick?” He stares back at me and his brow furrows.
“Why don’t you just bring her in?” Fuck, I didn’t think of that. Why wouldn’t I bring her in? The clubhouse is less than ten feet away and it’s a lot fucking warmer in there. I’ve got to be smarter than this.
“I don’t really wanna stick around and I swear if I see Jace in there I’m going to knock him the fuck out.” Maddox laughs at that. “He never shuts the fuck up.”
“I hear ya.” He turns toward the back doors which are propped open with a brick. “You want a drink, little kitten?” That nickname pisses me the fuck off. She’s not his kitten.
She turns her attention toward him and in a syrupy sweet voice answers, “No thanks, Maddox,” as if she’s known him her whole life. Like they didn’t just meet five minutes ago.
He looks at me and raises his brows questioningly. I answer easily, “I’m good.” He nods and goes on his way inside. Not five seconds after he’s gone, she starts acting up again. I feel her stiffen as my hand grips her calf. I’m not fucking stupid. She wants to fight me and take off again. I can see it happening before she gets a chance to move.
I look up at her and growl, “Don’t fucking kick me and run.” Her eyes widen and her whole body goes still. Yeah, I’m onto you, hellcat. “You wouldn’t get far and it would be a very, very bad move on your part. Understand?” She clenches her teeth, but nods and I can’t help but to add, “Good girl.” I run my fingers down the inside of her knee, petting her.
“What’s your name?” I stare into her gorgeous brown eyes, willing her to give me the truth.
“Marie.”
“Marie,” I repeat and let the soft word linger on my tongue, tasting it. I nod my head, liking the sound. “Just a few more minutes Marie, then I’ll take you home.” She stares back at me with disbelieving eyes that are slowly narrowing with anger and defiance. I chuckle, deep and low. “Your home, hellcat. I was just going to walk you home.”
BLAKE
Ican tell she isn’t buying it and that cute little mouth parts to no doubt tell me she doesn’t believe that shit–even though it’s true. But she stops when she hears the door to the club open. And that disbelief is exactly why I had to lie to the VP and put on this charade. All because I had some stupid urge to look out for her.
I look back to Maddox and he’s got Pinch and Linc with him too. Marie turns and sees them and her whole body goes rigid. I move to stand in front of her and rub my hand along her body as I do. Just for the fun of it mostly, feeling her smooth skin beneath my fingertips. When I get to her ass I pause and move slowly to just below her waist. Her eyes widen at my touch and I chuckle again while rubbing small circles on her lower back.
I whisper for her to relax before giving her a small open-mouth kiss in the crook of her neck. It’s all for show of course, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t enjoy every second of it. I can’t help my growl when she lets out a small moan and clenches her thighs. That’s not helping to get rid of this hard-on. But it’s doing wonders for the act I’m putting on. As long as this charade looks real to them for the next five minutes before we can take off, we’ll be fine. They’ll think she’s just some kinky hookup and all will be right again. I readjust myself before parting with her to meet the guys. It’s a risk, knowing she could take off. But something in me is urging me to give her this. To show her I trust her to trust me. So I leave her a few steps behind as I approach Linc and give him a cocky grin.
“What the hell are you doing here?” As I ask him casually, I hear her walk up to me and she slowly molds her body to mine. I wrap an arm around her shoulder and let her place her head on my chest while she sizes up the other guys. She’s doing a good job of playing her part. I’m not sure what her plan is, but I’m loving her little touches. I don’t know if she’s even aware that she’s gently scratching her nails down my back, but the act she’s putting on is making my dick throb even harder for her.
Maybe she’s starting to believe that I was going to walk her home. I hope she does believe me ‘cause that would make all this shit that much easier. I breathe in deep and take in her sweet honeysuckle scent. I have to remind myself that she’s just trying to survive–like me. Without that reminder, my dick would take over. A soft growl rumbles out of me at the thought.
“Maddox said you had a girl out here. I had to see it to believe it.”
I smile back at him. “What, like I couldn’t get a girl?”
“There’s a difference between pussy and a girl.” Marie hardens against me, her brow furrowed and lips pursed. She obviously doesn’t like the fact that they may see her as just a piece of ass. To be honest, I don’t like that idea either, even though for her sake it would be best for them to believe it. She shifts against me and I can tell she’s debating on leaving. I’ve got to nip that in the bud.
“Marie, this is Linc, my boss.”
She smirks and relaxes back into me before nodding. “I remember you telling me about him. Nice to meet you, Linc.” Damn, that lie came off flawless. I almost forget to keep a smile on my face. I’ll add that to the things I know about Marie. Hellcat knows how to fight, she’s a good liar, and she’s sexy as fuck. So far I like the list.
“Marie, nice to meet you too. I was wondering when Blake was going to introduce us.” Fucking Linc–trying to make me look good. He’s like the father I never had. Always looking out for me. He hired me in the tattoo shop and taught me everything I needed to know. Now he’s trying to get me brownie points like I’ve been talking about her for awhile now or something. That’d be nice of him if I hadn’t learned her name two minutes ago. It’s hard to keep my laugh in. Hellcat doesn’t even try to hold it back.
“Oh yeah, Blake’s been talking about me?” She raises her brows and gives another sweet smirk toward Linc. She looks back at me and pats my chest condescendingly. “I don’t believe it.” She leans closer to them before whispering loud enough for me to hear, “He’s not big on commitment.” This time I lose my composure and let the hurt show on my face. The four of them are laughing at her little joke until she notices my butthurt expression.
“Aw, babe. I didn’t mean it. I’m just surprised you’re telling your friends about me since it’s only been a couple of weeks.” She’s really fucking good at this. My curiosity is piqued. Before I can play along more, Maddox interrupts.
“You need anything for that ankle, kitten?”
I’m gonna have to let the kitten remark go, but I still don’t fucking like it coming from Maddox’s mouth. We’ve shared before, but I’m not sharing her. I position her in front of me. And then I pull her back against my chest while wrapping my arms around her tiny waist. It’s a possessive hold and the guys take notice. She may not be my old lady, but she’s not a groupie up for grabs.
